Verb

überlegen

to consider, to think over, to reflect

Ich muss mir das noch überlegen.

I still have to think about that.

Überlege gut, was du sagst.

Think carefully about what you say.

Sie überlegte, ob sie gehen sollte.

She considered whether she should go.

((sich.dat)) ((sth.acc)) to think sth. over Ich muss mir das noch überlegen.

((über+acc)) to reflect on sth. Ich überlege über deinen Vorschlag.

nachdenken (to think about), erwägen (to weigh up), bedenken (to consider)

From 'über' (over) + 'legen' (to lay). The idea is to 'lay' a thought out and look it 'over'.

Imagine laying ('legen') a problem out on a table and looking 'über' (over) it from all angles.

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